Why is this person reviewing the show if he hates it so much? I thought this was the best episode of the season. I thought the Susan storyline was stupid, but I liked everyone else's story. How can Paul be back at his house? Didn't Betty move into his house? I also think Betty needs to interact more with the other housewives. And I liked that the other housewives are finally starting to hang out again. Edie was also very funny this episode.

Yeah, c'mon EdHill--this ain't supposed to be DALLAS. You gotta think of it more like Dallas on crack. Or poppers. Or maybe 'shrooms. Or doin' all three at camp, emphasis on CAMP.

Loved the recap EdHill - don't even need to watch the show! It seems the worst shows get the best recaps.
Tammy: TvGasm is all about the snark not the show so go on over to abc and read THEIR recap of this crap if you don't like it. Bobbie: This show ain't 'camp'. This is Bad TV trying to be good TV, where camp at least has at least one redeeming quality which I cannot seem to pinpoint right this second.

TVGasm really needs to find someone else to recap Desperate Housewives. I love the sarcasm on this blog, but I'd rather the recapper likes the show being summarized. Fire EdHill (for this show, at least). Desperate Housewives is one of my top 5 Must See shows.

Oh, and the OC sucks. Have meant to mention that here for months. 90210 wannabe.

I totally agree with Ed. I liked housewives last year....but it's almost unbearable to watch this season. Everything that he pointed out was right on.
Susan is by far the stupidest character ever created, and it hurts to watch her scenes...
Mike is a hypocrate.
I could care less about the dude in the basement...
The whole new lawyer thing is awful...
The only thing I kind of liked was Felicity Huffman. She's the only thing that brings a touch of cred to this show....Don't get me wrong...I grew up on 90210 and Melrose Place....so if anyone can truly appreciate a good night time soap it's me....but Desperate Housewives needs to make up its' mind. Is it a serious show that is emmy worthy, or is it just so bad it's good?
At this point it's neither to me.

Housewives Schmousewives. Don't dare fire EdHill. I adore him. Now if I could just get some love for Arrested Development, the best half hour on television.

I agree, the show sucks this season. The first season's tone was right on.

Who cares about the homicidal 'tard in the basement? Who cares if Mike gets Zack to act like his son?

Too bad the show wasn't reviewed by a homo because then he'd know that the scene in the cemetary was completely lifted from Steel Magnolias. TO THE T!!!

I hope they get it together otherwise the widespread backlash is on it's way! Friends didn't have a backlash until season 3. Get it together DH!!!

I thought at least Julia Sweeney's consulting producer credit would bring some reality to the show...what has she been doing over there?

I don't watch this show, but I do miss my PS2 that you're playing all that Burnout2 on (though, y'know if I had had it last weekend, it would have been ruined with my flooded basement. So yeah, go get that Vertical Takedown or whatever.)

Anyway, I'm sure this joke was made somewhere along the line, but if not, here goes... Wouldn't it have been funny if that blond lady's "missing" twins were locked in the black lady's basement? (I read the comments to all the shows, so I know that sorta makes sense... right?)

As for "firing" EdHill... god no! Then I may be asked to fill in on this horrible show! Ugh.

Nice review Mr. EdHIll. All those who are complaining are obviously overweight women who get off on shitty TV like this. Someone who see's it shitness makes it more enjoyable for the intelligent TVgasm fan. Obviously there are a couple in these comment section that don't fit that bill.

Shitness = my new favorite word. Mad shout outs to The Svan.

sg-dub-- i'd back you up with your reference, but I must confess that I stopped watching D.H in the middle of season one, so I have no idea what "blonde" you are talking about..wish I could help you out there.
But I do agree with EdHill-the storylines in Desperate Housewives are as unbelievable as seeing an "ethnic" person on Laguna Beach

Oh, and KUDOS to Lynette for sluttin' it up! someone had to take Gabrielle's place

Ed - less about your exploits in the bed please. Let's just stick to the facts.

Just a randon factoid...the guy who plays Carlos' new laywer is Natalie Maines (Dixie Chicks) husband. I'm full of useless information.

Ed- Your recaps are great. don't listen to the haters. The show is quickly going downhill this season but your recaps are worth sticking around.

You should have gotten screencaps of Bree freaking out. I'd like to see Desperate Housewives Deathmatch. Marcia v. Eva--who will win?

I've said it before and I'll say it again.....too much going on and not enough happening.
The Susan storyline (whatever it was supposed to be)was just a waste of time but at least it was classic Bree lst night.

Ed- why did you take the time to type your recap if you still had a willing woman in your bed? I'm sure you could have found a way to "wake" her. You must like the show a little bit then.

Perhaps Mr. Hill is a bit older and therefore needs a bit more, ahem, "recovery time".

Damn TVGasm ... I guess the price you pay for your site's increasing popularity is the also increasing number of really friggin' touchy people reading it. Reading comments used to be as fun as reading the recaps -- now I just find myself rolling my eyes at the uber-fanatical devotees of political correctness and the anti-snarks. But I still loves me the 'gasm.

well this episode blowed. umm is that the right tense, is blew or blowed? anyway, it sucked and blowed!

there are way too many story lines going on. they aren't really concentrating on one storey line so it sometimes feels like your running around in circles, watching this show. i loved this show last season, but i'm just about ready to give up on it and just stick to grey's anatomy.

what was up with Lynette? she can't say no to her new boss because she'll get fired.......ooooohhh joley fisher and her boobs are sooo scary.

This season is so terrible, I have been bored from the season premiere. I thought I was the only one, now I see I am not. EdHill should not be replaced, he gets it!!!

Did anyone notice Bree's weird neck muscles when she was freaking out at Rex's gravesite? Yuck.

Brian (#16) I absolutely agree! I absolutely loved the "Rex" spinoff-now that is a TVgasm!

i think the correct term is blew. To be honest tvgasm is great. Im in england and this ste saves me wondering what the hell is going on in the states. Lets face it many shows have great first seasons and lose their luster. Im worried about prison break, i want a second season. Also i dont know how the show manages to be good even though its executive produced by brett ratner. Any man that dates serena williams has no taste.

Right on TexasK (#19)! ...And EdHill ROCKS!

Everyone just sit back and relax. Just because he is reviewing the show, doesn't mean he has to like it. If you haven't noticed, a lot of the writers don't like the shows that they review, and its sooo much better when they don't....besides Desperate Housewives is sooooooooooo lame. Now, could we get an Arrested Development recap por favor?

Let's clarify--I'm no hater! I laughed all through this recap, as I tend to do through most of what we all come here for. Gad, I find great recharging in a laugh, don't you? And that's why I watch DH in the first place...Here's my Sunday night: Alternately laughing and moaning at America's Funniest Videos, indulging in some prurient sobbing at Extreme Makeover Home edition, capped off with flat out roaring at the antics of those silly twits on Wisteria Lane--O! The catharsis! Then I tuck me into beddy-bye all primed up for another week in the real world. that would be this 3-D one, not the one on MTV...Give it a shot--try LAUGHING at DH--or groaning in delight at its paptent idiocy, then stoke up on more much needed hilarity here at TVgasm all week long. Good stuff. On anyone's watch.

Forgive the typos--I am woring in a dark classroom whilst my little darlings watch THE BIRDS--and I went to the Woddward and Bernstein School of Typing.

EdHill sucks, i vote SG-Dub for class president!

geeze, stop whining all you cranky girls and just be happy EdHill actually posted something funny for us to read while BORED TO DEATH at the office!

i cant stand the whole bree-george-andrew storyline. now andrew is off to attitude camp, and creepy george is around. what i also want to know is how they intend to remove rex's name from the tombstone as it was a stone for two people and rex's name is currently on it. but i'm sure we'll never see that point closed either.

I LOVE EDHILL!!!

I was so excited for this recap because I thought this episode was the best one of the season. Finally I wasn't disappointed on Sunday. The recap was funny, but not as funny as last week, which had me instant messaging the link all over the office (j/k... kinda). Maybe if you weren't distracted it would have had more zinging one-liners with random obscure references (Andy Dufresne, still laughing about that one...).

I know I am not kidding anyone, see ya' all next week.

Last season, there was a central mystery plotline (the whole Mary Alice-Zach-Deirdre thing) to tie the show and all of the characters together. This season, they have failed to establish a central common thread. I think they're trying to with the killer in basement story, but that's not linked to all of the main characters. It becomes a show focused on the disjointed plotlines of each woman instead of a show with a central story from which the other individual stories branch out.

I agree that this show makes less and less sense. I don't know why Lynette is having so much trouble with this job when the whole thing that prompted her to go back to work was that someone in the industry wanted to give her, not her husband, a job. I did enjoy the freakout at the gravesite but I think that story is going nowhere. This must be the dumbest police force in town (and Bree has turned her brain off completely).

and 'slow' black guy in the basement?!? that is depressing!!

I think the acting is still strong, (with the exception of 'zany' susan), but the writers need some coaching from the Lost staff on how to get good mystery.

I stopped watching the show because of that goddamn dead narrator lady. The way she talks make me want to shove spikes in my eyes.

Lynette's body is unbelievable. When she was dancing on the bar I could have misktaken her for Madonna!
And at least this episode Lynette finally mentioned the twins, however, still no sight of them.

I love EDIE!!! I really didnt like her at first because all she did was try to be a bitch. But this episode really started to show some of her potential. She is hilarious, to the point and will tell you like it is. She can be a bit BOLD (for lack of a better word) but I LIKE IT!!!

HOw can ike expect Susan to accept Zach? He is a raving lunatic!!!!

I ment mike not ike

I don't know why, but the show sucks this season. I read the recaps because they're funnier than the show.

I know that it's so un-"PC" to be "PC" these days but, Tony B!, you need to back up with the 'tard and homo references. It's not cute, it's not funny, and you sound like an ass. And the same goes for you, Svan. "Overweight women" across America thank you for shutting up.

Did anyone else notice that Lynnette was dancing to "Boogie Shoes" just like she did in Sports Night? Sorry, just thought I'd point it out. . .

#35 - M
Maybe, but at least Madonna has some tits... Lynette is flat as a board!! Geez I never noticed until then.

~Intrepid

ANOTHER WRITER INCONSISTENCY
So Lynette can't take off work for her son's first day of school or anything related to her family, but when Bree needs to REbury her husband Lynette takes the morning off (Bree said it would be Friday morning)?!?!

Also, Rex would have smelled incredibly bad by now, no one seems to notice.

Hes probably been in the freezer, so at least he is cold....CHances are someone woul dbe able to take off work for a funeral rather that a first day of school, I think thats more realistic with Jobs these days. Of course mine is very flexible, but obviously Nina is a BIG C-U-N-T. I heard she is going to get pregnant and Lynette will get her job...

I agree- while the recapper might be good and he might be right- why is he recapping if he doesnt even like the show- Ill stick to televisionwithoutpity.com 's reviews. They have the sarcasm and they are just as fair. This guy needs to go.

EdHill - don't worry - you may suck but not as much as JUnit's self important ANTM recaps. What's worse - a shitty show with a shitty recap or an awesome show recapped by someone who truly believes that he is an LA and modeling expert.

I hope whoever is in charge at TVgasm doesn't take seriously the requests about getting another recapper who "likes" the show, which I guess means will only focus on the positive. But there's not many positives in this seriously flawed show and this recap only touched the tip of the iceberg. As other posts noted, there's no common thread to link all the housewives so we have to follow all of their individual plot lines which are boring. It doesn't help that none of these actresses have the charisma or presence to carry out their scenes. In the glory days of ER (when George Clooney was still on) this was never a problem. Anthony Edwards, Julianna Margulies, Eric LaSalle,et. al. still kept viewers captivated even if George wasn't involved in the story line. The same cannot be said for the actresses on this show. Separately or together, they are all dull. I'm not sure what the writers and producers can do to fix the problem. But then since 24 million people watched this past Sunday's episode, they probably don't think there's anything to fix.

I hope whoever is in charge at TVgasm doesn't take seriously the requests about getting another recapper who "likes" the show, which I guess means will only focus on the positive. But there's not many positives in this seriously flawed show and this recap only touched the tip of the iceberg. As other posts noted, there's no common thread to link all the housewives so we have to follow all of their individual plot lines which are boring. It doesn't help that none of these actresses have the charisma or presence to carry out their scenes. In the glory days of ER (when George Clooney was still on) this was never a problem. Anthony Edwards, Julianna Margulies, Eric LaSalle,et. al. still kept viewers captivated even if George wasn't involved in the story line. The same cannot be said for the actresses on this show. Separately or together, they are all dull. I'm not sure what the writers and producers can do to fix the problem. But then since 24 million people watched this past Sunday's episode, they probably don't think there's anything to fix.

Sorry about the duplicate posts, stupid computer's fault.

EdHill sucks! The reason why B-side's recaps are so good is that he actually enjoys the shows. B-Side should defect and just get his own site.

^though i , too , enjoy reading b-side's laugna commentaries, i don't think anything should be taken away from the other writers on the site. they are all very funny and, honestly, those of you who are bitching and moaning about the recaps could NOT do any better of a job with the crappy shows that these poor bloggers have to sit through: apprentice, martha stewart? Making the band? ANTM? thanks, but i'd rather drill a hole in my head than watch that garbage for more than 5 minutes. if you get so pissy about reading edhill's "biased" recaps, then go on another website and read its Desperate Housevives recap. the less complainers on this site, the better.
nice job, edhill..the video game looks amazing

NYGirl sucks too.

CM,
Put down the doughnut and try and think clearly. Maybe then you can understand The Svan.

judging by these comments, seriously, i didnt realize the primary demographic of the people who post was MIDDLE SCHOOL GIRLS.

television without pity? haha, yes, i have three hours to read a recap on a 40minute show (without commercials).

these people are ALL funny and again i cannot stress enough that you should at least be thankful these tards are posting something witty and humorous for us to read! its not like you are paying to read the site!

cappy- i'm sorry, did i offend you?
nah, i don't think i directed anything towards you. why don't you just let me have my opinions, and i'll let you have yours.
god, why does it seem like this site is flooding with people who take themselves and their crappy shows WAY too seriously? lighten up

I would like to say that I hope EdHill is actually drunk next time he recaps Desperate Housewives. I'm sorry it took people so long to get on the bandwagon realizing this show sucks. Oh how the world will implode when they come to that realization with Laguna.

realityfan - did I hit your dog or leave you a bad tip or something? Did I go to your house and not courtesy flush? Did I leave your sister at the altar or break up with her on a post-it note? Seriously how did I get dragged into this discussion.

I hope whoever is in charge at TVgasm doesn't take seriously the requests about getting another recapper who "likes" the show

Don't worry, we usually just make fun of the people who whine while we're getting drunk with our friends.

Ed Hill rocketh. The dude had me busting up with his Burnout recap. Well, done sir. Well done indeed.

And to all the complainers... GOOD DAY, SIR!

Holy Shit! Can I get a round of Quaaludes up in this mutha? I'm about to guest blog all yer asses. All these writers are great and everyone can have a bad day, (except for B-Side. I'm in room 706, the key's under the mat). EdHill was always one of my favorite commentors and I was dee-lighted that he blogged a crappy show that I don't watch. For all the haters, I'm not naming any names but their initials are Yoko Ono, take the afforementioned Lude, have a glass of wine, and chill the fuck out. Oh what the hell. Take the whole bottle. And to think, I quit waxing intellectual on progressive education, politics, organic gardening and the like for this. What can I say, I truly am a junkie always itching for that next TVGasm.

If you're looking for a great nighttime soap, with sex, humor and a great mystery, check out "Pasadena" on the Soap Network on Saturday nights. This show was created by Mike White, aired for 3 episodes on Fox like 4 years ago, and now is finally showing in its whole run. Best scenes so far have included the housekeeper barfing on the teenage girl while serving breakfast, the mom taking a baseball bat to the windshield of her husband's mistress's Audi, and the misfit brother waking up in bed with a hardbody homosexual after a night bingeing on coke. Can we get someone to recap this show please???

Wait a minute...I thought this website only recapped crappy shows and all reality shows. You know, the ones with a high snark value? But then I realized that my taste in shows must be what sucks. I LOVE Prison Break and 24! And those are bothed recapped here.

Must.Find.Inhaler...Can't.Breathe...

Ugh half of the complaints you have regarding continuity have been addressed in previous episodes. We've known since the first half of the first season that Lynette was in advertising before she became a stay-at-home mom. If you can't pay attention, don't recap this shit okay? Thanks.

i enjoyed your recap even if you dont like the show and i also wanted to know if you are the same edhill that commented on last weeks real world episode. if so i wanted to thank you for making me laugh so hard at the say anything reference you made "joe lies. joe lies when he cries." youre hilarious

Entertainment Weekly has an article enititled "What's wrong with Desperate Housewives?" So it's not just us.

All this talk about Lynette has reminded me of a plot point that was never resolved: remember when her husband had to travel for his job and he had some major secret that was never revealed? What he hell was it?!

What's with the complaining people. It's one person's opinion. You don't like it.. tough shit.
Everything isn't going to be kittens and puppies.

Anyways.. I still love the show but your recaps always entertain me!
Keep it up!

Keep on keeping on EdHill. I aprreciate sarcasm, and I like reading the recaps.

I 'aprreciate' the sarcasm too. Im sure Spedhill will have some interesting comments on all this banter in his next rant about dh's. Can't wait!

Oh and Im glad we dont have to pay for it. Cause noone would pay for it. There are so many recapping sites (albeit this is my favorite) Im not a TVgasm hater just a not a fan of spedhill.
But I love the Real world recaps! BEST EVER!

Britt -

Glad you can appreciate sarcasm. Cause maybe you'll "get" this:

Gee, I wish YOU recapped DH somewhere, I mean, with your overuse of your one joke in just 6 short sentences, I'm sure it would be oh-so hilarious.

Thanks for reading!

EdHill rocks!! I love how people are so critical. Don't read the damn thing then. Go to the ABC site and get the real recap.

You are 'oh so' welcome! Geez- I love how the peeps on this site can dish out all this ish and can't take a little critism.
SPEDHILL- see I used it 3 times! B-SIDE FOR PRESIDENT! Ha. I LOVE IT.

all this back and forth and not one comment on my "steaming hot sex-starved vagina" ? (the joke that is)

That was comic GOLD people.

Even my mom said so.

I think EdHill is the bestest.

What is up with the ubercritical tvgasm posters all of a sudden? Edhill is attacked for questioning season 2 of DH, something that just about everyone is doing, and over at the Veronica Mars recap, people are throwing crazed hissy fits because a recapper dares to not like a character. Good grief.

EdHill, I love you. I'll show YOU a "steaming hot sex-starved vagina". Oh yeah, and DH sucks balls.

I was only critical of your lack of hitting it the next morning EdHill. I'm sure you'll try "harder" next time.

Ali (#42) -- Rex was embalmed.

Britt (#44) -- yeah, the TWOP recaps are fantastic, esp in tone, but I can't wait till Sat.

Mad props to Spedhill for the Lucille Ball refs -- too funny!

More rawr comments from The Svan!!! Yeah.

EdHill is dreamy.

I'd have a drink with any of the TVGasm guys. Of course, they'd be paying.

I wonder if its just 3 or 4 people who post under different names?
PS DONNA MARTIN GRADUATES- is the best SN ever!!! That is my fav 90210 episode

Hey, thanks tbone!

During the late eighties, when I worked backstage on sucky Phantom of the Opera, we'd randomly yell it out over the cans (headsets) and never fail to fall down laughing.

Ya know, tbone, you might be onto something...
Compare comment #48 with #55

Lisa (#63) "Everything isn't going to be kittens and puppies."

WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?!?!!?!?!!?!?!?!?!!?

The DH recaps are excellent and funny, and point out the incredible decline of this show from last season. However, I do wish the writer would spend less time on his personal schtick. Sure, showing a little of your personality is fine, but gawd, I feel like I live with this guy.

DRAMA!

Holy crap people..it's just a re-cap.

I gave up on this moronic excuse for entertainment last week and by the looks of things, so have alot of the rest of you.

The fact the re-capper enjoys playstation breaks more than the mindless drivel on the tube only enhances the re-cap.

The 'gasm isn't the place for blind faith in programs that are just asking for disdain.

Once a show has its cast proudly posing on the covers of EVERY entertainment rag in America they are REQUIRED to maintain at least some credible interest.

This site is all about laughing at the absurdity. It's fun, seriously.

Flaming the esteemed bloggers of this site is kinda like Carl Rove writing hate mail to Al Franken. Ya know..pathetic?

Ali (#42) "ANOTHER WRITER INCONSISTENCY . . . Bree said it would be Friday morning."

Even more inconsistency - The burial was shown after Lynette was out at the bar on Friday night.

I think the show has lost what little held it together last year - the women together - and the sex - how about bringing back the hot shirtless guys!

So, Betty wore gloves when she was writing the letter (to keep the DNA and stuff off, I guess). But then, she and Matthew handled the letter sans gloves during their argument. So much for needing the gloves, Betty.

ha!

P.S. And whose house is Paul in, anyway? Does it belong to Felisha Tilman, who just went out of town? Enquiring minds are scratching their heads!

There is no political agenda here. This is for FUN people. Whether I liked the show or not, the review of it has me laughing outloud. Edhill, you and all the other snarkers rock. I shit you not, I laugh out loud at every review.

This is without a doubt the best "Desperate" recap on the web. Hysterically funny with dead-on observations and critique. One problem: the recaps should be posted sooner. It's Wednesday now, and STILL no review of this past Sunday's episode?